The scan32.exe process, prevently known as the 32 Bit Scanner or VirusScan On-Demand Scanner or On-Demand Scanner, originated from the software McAfee AntiSpyware Enterprise or McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise. This process is available whenever the user is protected by the McAfee Virus Scan. The scan32.exe file is needed in order to provide protection for the user’s computer system as the anti-virus prevents the possible hazards of garnering malicious threats that can be found on the Internet, such as Trojans, malware, spyware and other viruses. This process scans the computer system for possible threats. The scan32.exe file can be run in interactive mode, which can enable the user to terminate the process. However, it is not advisable to run a scan whenever the user is using his computer system as there is a tendency for the process to slow down the system. The process is up to date and it usually schedules a date of when to run a scan.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. scan32.exe. is used by McAfee Virus Scan, If you shut down scan32.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop scan32.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is McAfee Virus Scan, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed scan32.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as McAfee Virus Scan, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if scan32.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that scan32.exe, belongs to, in this case McAfee Virus Scan